Wool urn offers “comforting symbolism” before biodegrading
In Sweden, architecture and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has created a biodegradable cremation urn made from wool and vegetable-tanned leather.
Dubbed Ocke, the urn...
Isiah Thomas trades hoop dreams for hemp
In Colombia, former NBA star Isiah Thomas is leading a full-court press against fossil-based plastics as CEO of One World Products, a licensed hemp...
Corona repurposes barley waste for packaging in India
In India, Ab InBev’s popular Corona beer brand has switched its cardboard six-pack packaging to waste barley straw.
The new material is as durable as...
Use those mussels: Invasive Thames River species can be converted to glass
In London, a materials innovation partnership has developed a technique to turn the shells of an invasive mussel species into glass.
Bureau de Change, an...
Safety meets sustainability: Dutch design studio unveils biodegradable bike helmet
In the Netherlands, Studio MOM has developed a 100% biodegradable bike helmet made from the root structure of fungus and hemp textiles.
Dubbed MyHelmet, the...
Dutch firm plans eight straw houses
In the Netherlands, Ballast Nedam Development is planning eight houses with prefab straw panels.
The design was the result of a contest dubbed “Nature House,”...
Heinz developing paper bottle to “ketchup” with sustainability trends
In Pennsylvania, food giant Kraft Heinz is developing prototype ketchup bottles made of paper in collaboration with Pulpex, the company behind Johnny Walker’s paper-based...
Algae battery powers microprocessor for months
In the UK, biochemists at University of Cambridge have run a computer chip on algae for more than six months. Carried out in the...
“Trussworthy” construction: Dutch city opens pedestrian bridge made of flax
In the Netherlands, a pedestrian bridge made of flax fiber, biobased resin, and polyurethane foam has been constructed in the city of Almere.
Led by...
Made from Stone: New packaging alternative (literally) rocks
In Florida, startup Okeanos is launching a packaging alternative from calcium carbonate, a naturally occurring material found in rocks, eggshells, and gastropods.
Calcium carbonate has...